Bradley releasing THREE freshmen

[basketball nut]

Completely agree on James as he did some good things on the court. Could be one of those players that fans will say...."one that got away".

I, personally, think James might have the most upside of the 3 players. Heard last weekend in StL that he was pretty laid back and didn't always show the passion that is needed at this level and that Coach wanted from him.
I think SJ and JO will do OK in the right setting which might have to be a low mid major. DC is still a project and might need to redshirt a year and then start to contribute by his 4th year.
Good Luck to all 3 of these young men.

[tornado]

I am not sure Davante can redshirt...the rules have been changed several times to prevent kids from doing multiple years of prep schools to gain advantage when they enter college. Maybe someone can find the specific rule, but I think your clock starts ticking beyond age 20 even if you don't enroll.
Davante was a high schooler in Atlanta then spent time at several other high schools & prep schools.
He transferred to Durango HS in Las Vegas in 2012-13 then Southern Cal in 2014 then West Oaks in FL for 2014-15...
...I believe there's a rule (or at least there used to be...) that if you delay entering past age 20 into college (barring military or missionary exemption) that your clock may start ticking anyway.
Davante was almost 21 when he entered Bradley.

Here, from the MVC web site is what I think is the most current rule, and although kinda confusing, it appears to state for most NCAA sports, the clock starts ticking at age 20

The bylaw reads...
"NCAA Bylaw 14.2.3.2.1 states
that student-athletes that do not
enroll in college within one year of
completing high school (or at age 20) will be
charged one year of eligibility for
each year they compete in
organized competition prior to
enrolling in college."

http://www.mvc-sports.com/media/pdf/Compliance/2011-12_delayed_enrollment_guidelines.pdf

http://www.athleticscholarships.net/question/am-i-too-old-to-play-college-sports

Disclaimer: I do not and can not speak for the NCAA, so I do not know if this rule has either been modified or if maybe any given athlete might have already sought or obtained a waiver. These links are meant only to provide some insight and I hope Davante has all the eligibility he desires, but I hope & suspect he is at least aware of the rules that govern in this area.

[brocks]

Do we still want Hodgson or will that spot open up too? Last I saw, he was a total bust both overseas and at prep school. Might want to cut that chord before it gets more painful for all concerned.

[tornado]

where'd you see he was a bust? I would trust our staff to figure that out..
In the short time he played for the Florida prep school - against the toughest post-grad prep talent in the nation, 4 & 5-Star kids..
he literally carried ACD at times.

https://twitter.com/jaxdotcom/status/695457811296223232

https://twitter.com/ACDHoops/status/695618670572216320

[pfcmsh]

Scottie

just saw a comment that Scottie was homesick and wanted to go back to Florida...
LOL - but their entire family no longer lives in Florida...in fact Scottie's got family in the midwest, however currently his mom & dad live in Virginia, and his mother is a professor at Lynchburg's Liberty University.

If Scottie transfers and leaves the midwest, of course his prior offers in Florida might interest him or he might look out east.

IMO, Scottie would have grown and helped us much more. Best of luck to Scottie, Davante and Joel. These are good young men!!

[pfcmsh]

New Scholarship Grid

Official BU release...
Joel Okafor
Davante Cooper
Scottie James
...all granted their release

I am sad to see them go - I felt each had certain abilities & talent that could have been developed and each had the potential to be solid DI players.
I especially thought Scottie had the athleticism and quickness to really help down the road - and with Joel- you can never have enough depth at point guard. Davante showed a nice mid-range jumper and you can't coach size! Good luck to each - and as always, we will still follow you guys and hopefully post about your successes.

I am so interested in seeing the grid updated. Is it correct to assume that a full year of recruiting for The Braves helps us compared to our situation last year at this time?

[Da Coach]

Here is the latest update to the Scholarship Grid-. As it stands now, it looks like we will have no seniors, 2 juniors, 5 scholarship sophomores and 2 walk-on sophomores, and 4 freshmen.

https://www.bradleyfans.com/vb/showthread.php?p=825120980#post825120980

[pfcmsh]

Grid

Thanks to Da Coach!!!

[brocks]

where'd you see he was a bust? I would trust our staff to figure that out..
In the short time he played for the Florida prep school - against the toughest post-grad prep talent in the nation, 4 & 5-Star kids..
he literally carried ACD at times.

https://twitter.com/jaxdotcom/status/695457811296223232

https://twitter.com/ACDHoops/status/695618670572216320

Good good good. Can't remember where ... word was he was getting no time overseas -- thus the transfer -- and I believe he was still getting no minutes when he started here -- that must have changed. Hope he's a stud.

[tornado]

he played on the "Development Team" for the Sydney Kings but then they cancelled their "D-League" schedule and moved their best Development players to the parent PROFESSIONAL squad - however...

then came a coaching change, and the coach that liked Jayden and who was giving him some playing time - was suddenly gone.
That left Jayden on the end of the bench - working out with and practicing with a fairly high level PROFESSIONAL team - but he wasn't getting any on-court time in games.
That's why he sought to get out and come to the US and play for the Florida prep school.

http://pickandroll.com.au/jayden-hodgson-signs-with-the-sydney-kings-as-a-development-player/

http://www.sydneykings.com/team-news/27498/

http://www.sydneykings.com/team-news/up-next-jayden-hodgson/